The Antipopes

These men held uncanonical claims to the papal office. Their names are listed below with the dates of their illegitimate reigns.[1]

St. Hippolytus, 217-235

Novatian, 251

Felix II, 355-22 Nov. 365

Ursinus, 366-367

Eulalius. 27 Dec. 418-419

Lawrence, 498; 501-505

Dioscorus 22 Sept. 530-13 Oct. 530

Theodore. 687

Paschal, 687

Constantine, 28 June 767-769

Philip, 31 July 768;

retired to his monastery on this day

John, 844

Anastasius, Aug. 855-Sept. 855

Christopher, July 903-Jan. 904

Boniface VII, June 974-July 974; Aug. 984-July 985

John XVI, Apr. 997-Feb. 998

Gregory. 1012

Benedict X, 5 April 1058-24 Jan. 1059

Honorius II, 28 Oct. 1061-1072

Clement III, 25 June 1080-8 Sept. 1100

Theodoric, 1100

Albert, 1102

Sylvester IV, 18 Nov. 1105-1111

Gregory VIII, 8 Mar. 1118-1121

Celestine II, Dec. 1124

Anacletus II, 14 Feb. 1130-25 Jan. 1138

Victor IV, Mar. 1138-29 May 1138

Submitted to Pope Innocent II

Victor IV, 7 Sept. 1159-20 Apr. 1164

Paschal III, 22 April. 1164-20 Sept. 1168

Callistus III, Sept. 1168-29 Aug. 1178

Submitted to Pope Alexander III

Innocent III, 29 Sept. 1179-1180

Nicholas V, 12 May 1328-25 Aug. 1330

Clement VII, 20 Sept (31 Oct.) 1378-25 ug. 1330

Benedict XIII, 28 Sept. 1394-23 May 1423

Alexander V, 26 June 1409-3 May 1410

John XXIII, 17 May 1410-29 May 1415

Deposition by Council of Constance ended the Western Schism, d. 22 Nov. 1419) Felix V, 5 Nov. 1439-7 April. 1449


[1] Noonon, James-Charles, Jr., The Church Visible: The Ceremonial life and Protocol of the Roman Catholic Church, (New York, NY: Viking Books, 1996), p. 389.

New Post

Select A Catagory